Hundreds of little Korellas who were killed in alleged poisoning attacks in the regional Victorian city Victoria

The Nature Conservation Authority of Victoria has initiated an investigation of the alleged fatal poisoning of 300 Little Corellas in Horsham in the northwest of the state.

The incident that started on Tuesday last week killed hundreds of protected birds in a popular park near Wimmera River south of the city center.

“It is illegal and dangerous to poison wildly living animals, and we ask the community to deal with information that you may have, which will help us, whoever is responsible,” said Kate Gavens, Chief Conservation Regulator.

Samples of dead birds were taken to test, said Gavens.

The incident is followed by mass poisoning of more than 200 Little Corellas in Newcastle, which caused the authorities unveiled by New South Wales by a common agricultural pesticide.

Glenn Coffey, who manages Horsham Riverside Caravan Park near the birds found, initially noticed a large number of sick and dying birds on April 29.

“They only sat on the shores and fell out of the trees – they drown,” he said.

Sick birds appeared for another week. “They don't move,” he said. “It looks like they are sleeping.”

Coffey feared that the dead birds had started to appear in a popular garden area on the river, which was frequented by Food Trucks and recently “done” by the local council.

“It's not just the birds. They have people who play in the grass. They have ducks who run around, all different birds of breeds. They have people who go for a walk with their dogs.”

The city council of Horsham Rural Council has carried out a comprehensive cleaning of the affected area. The council employees collect dead birds with a boat and on foot.

“The teams also have cereals that were believed to be poisoned, using vacuum cleaners in grass areas and the cover of larger stains to prevent further damage to the wildlife,” says a statement by the council.

In January, Victoria's nature conservation authority and agriculture examined a further alleged poisoning of dozens of Corellas in the rural city of Wunghnu in the north of Victoria, but was unable to determine the cause of the deaths of the birds.

Dr. Holly Parsons, who manages the Urban Bird program in Birdlife Australia, said that Corellas had adapted well to cities and cities and often attracted attention for their committed antics.

Corellas were often put on by well -irrigated gardens and sports fields and enjoyed digging the roots of lush lawns. “We created great places for them. We built it and they came,” she said.

But the playful and “pretty cheeky” nature of the birds had contributed to some that Corellas were a pest, she said.

The birds explored their beaks and could be damaged in harvest and infrastructure, she said. “You can chew rubber, you can get into plastic fittings. You can cause a little chaos.

“The other side of it is that they are really intelligent birds. They are really social birds. They love to be in loud herds.”

The nature conservation authority said that Corellas had been protected according to Victoria's Wildlife Act, and it was “considerable punishments for illegal hunting, recording or destruction of protected wild animals, including detention”.

“If you find dead or sick birds, do not touch or move them. Instead, take photos, note the place and report clusters of five or more dead or sick birds by calling the Ministry of Energy, Environmental and Climate Protections.”